Starrynight Productions, Inc.

The Babbling Banshee
By auteur Russell McGee

[PERFORMANCES] [ABOUT THE PLAY] [CAST] [CREW] [BIOGRAPHIES]

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PERFORMANCES

ABOUT THE PLAY

The Babbling Banshee is a tale of Ryan and Bryan O'Brien, two Irishmen from County Cork, Ireland. Ryan O'Brien is a homeless storyteller, who weaves tales of leprechauns and faery folk, spiced with half-truths from his own life. By contrast, Bryan O'Brien is a bartender that seems to have life well in order and runs a successful pub. Bryan humors Ryan nightly with free alcohol from the bar as they battle in banter and wrestle in wits over a game of chess but what ties bind the mismatched pair together? Deep seeded scars unravel as Ryan and Bryan face the babbling banshee.

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CAST

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CREW

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CAST AND CREW BIOGRAPHIES

	Bill Goveia (Stage Manager) has appeared in or worked on various shows for the Bloomington Playwrights Project (BPP) and Monroe County Civic Theater. He is a member of the BPP's Ensemble of Artists. He wishes to thank all of the people who support him (some of them in person!).
	Russell McGee (Director/Playwright) is the Literary Manager of the Bloomington Playwright's Project, a member-at-large of the board of Monroe County Civic Theater and a 2001 graduate of Indiana State University's Theatre program. In 2002, his full-length play, Ankhenaten & Nefertiti, earned him a scholarship to attend the W.B. Yeats International Summer School. In 2007, he was awarded the Basile Playwrighting Fellowship for his play, The Clockwork Man and his play Silent Cinema won the Artsweek Playwrighting Competition. His directing credits include: Peter Pan, Seussical Jr., The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, Romeo and Juliet, Lysistrata Americana, The Zoo Story, Euripedes' Cyclops, Frankenstein, A Christmas Carol, Dracula: or the Undead, It's a Wonderful Life and The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.
	Nathan Mittleman (Sound Designer) is currently a freshman at Indiana University majoring in Theatre and Drama with a certification in Secondary Education. He has previously appeared as Seymour Krelborn in Little Shop of Horrors (Riley High School), Amahl in Amahl and the Night Visitors (Indiana Opera North) and Billy the Tap Dancing Delivery Boy in Zombies from Beyond (South Bend Civic Theatre). Besides performing, he has assistant directed Disney's Beauty and the Beast (Summerfly Theatre Festival), choreographed Man of La Mancha (South Bend Civic Theatre) and recently designed the sound for The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (Monroe County Civic Theatre). Nathan is from South Bend, IN.
	Toni Ane Scroggins (Costume Designer) is a lifelong Indiana resident; she was born in the capital and has roamed about. She attended IVY Tech State College where she earned a certificate in the field of Interior Design. She has a passion for the arts, be it sewing, painting or writing. Her nearly two dozen design credits include: Wait Until Dark, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged, Empty Sky, Romeo & Juliet, Our Town, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde and It's a Wonderful Life. Mrs. Scroggins is a mother of two luminous little boys and works out of a studio in her home.
	Roy Sillings (Ryan O'Brien) has volunteered his talent for many Monroe County Civic Theater (MCCT) shows as an actor, scenic artist, and stage manager. His favorite past performances have included Malvolio in Twelfth Night, The Babbling Banshee, and the honor of playing Bram Stoker's Dracula in the fall of 2006 as a part of the MCCT Dinner Theatre Series. Roy is a MCCT Board Member and his educational background includes Classical Literature and Instructional Technology.
	Ryan Adam Wells (Bryan O'Brien) is a recent graduate of Indiana University, with a degree in Theatre and Drama. Recent roles include George Bailey in It's a Wonderful Life (at the Merry MAC players), the Bellhop in Plaza Suite (at the Brown County Playhouse), Hedwig in Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Sly in February Stars, Jack in The Boys Next Door, Pony in Suburbia, Tom Twist in She Stoops to Conquer, a Muleteer in Man of La Mancha and the Narrator in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (at Indiana University). He is a company member at Coachlight Musical Theatre in Nashville, IN, an alumnus of the sketch comedy troupe All Sorts of Trouble for the Boy in the Bubble and the lead singer/guitarist in Bloomington-based rock band, The Slide.

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